[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/8c1Q3Re.png[/img] Eros shook his head when Niall mentioned the hunt. He was waiting on Gaia, Harper, and Aquilino, but they were taking their sweet time, probably walking and chatting. What on earth could they be talking about? Eros made a disgusted face when Niall started listing out the items they needed to find at the greengrocery, one of which being similar to boogers.

His head turned away from Niall for a moment to Magnus when the werewolf said that the booger one was mushrooms. "Really?," the teen gave Magnus ()a doubtful look. "Way to ruin shrooms for me. I kinda liked them," he sighed, now unable to stop thinking about the description of bogeys. "Are you disappointed you're not more of a bad influence?," Eros grinned at Magnus. Eros didn't say it, but Mags definitely have had some sort of influence on him, whether good or bad, he hadn't decided.

Eros started to go explore the greenhouse when he heard Merlin () shouted the answer to one of the item. It was definitely a more preferable answer for Eros. "Never had Gurdyroot. Definitely won't now," Eros noted.

Drew nodded at the others telling him to send his new pet back to Hogwarts. He paid for his glorious golden puff and gave him a final caress before relinquishing him to the owner to send to the castle. He hugged Tam good bye and promised to write to her...and use Cosmo instead of Pip so that his letters could be heavier. Then he walked along with his friends to meet the rest of the group at the next stop.

Looking around the gardens, Drew spotted several things he wouldn't mind munching on or taking back with him, but he was trying to focus on the clues rather than eating at the moment. As Magnus mentioned mushrooms, he looked over and said, "Glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like those things." He snorted at the comment about Magnus not being a bad influence. "Pfft...we already established that you were, remember?" he teased. "You've corrupted me."

Then Merlin discovered the answer to the first clue and Drew smiled. "Nice going, Merls! I have no clue about plants but I'm not sure I want to know about one that's considered cannibalistic."

Magnus blushed, "Well, more earthy actually. I never liked 'em before I was a werewolf so... the flavour is stronger now." He looked at the ground and blushed and merely nodded to Drew feeling bad about the comment. "Well they made me a prefect to keep me in line I think." He shrugged.

""Venomous Tentacula maybe--but they do eat meat too..." the boy replied in a small voice.

"Nah, I'm thinking its the self-fertilising shrub. It feeds on flesh and produces its own fertiliser." Magnus said. His dad loved plants.

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Merlin was happy he had an answer, or at least he thought it was correct but a cannibal plant or almost is not something he would like. "There are several plants that eat flesh or living creatures so I don't know what it is referring to since it is ALMOST not fully which makes no sense you are or aren't. Does anyone has a clue? I'm supposed to know this stuff." Merlin kept looking and grabbing things to take, she said he could take items for potions too so he was excited, plus there were lots of veggies and fruits to eat. "I like mushrooms." He casually said. "I don't think they taste like boogers."

"Eww!!" Drew said. "They really eat flesh, Mags??" he asked.

Thinking about the clue a moment, he asked quietly, "If it's a plant we're looking for and it's almost cannibalistic, wouldn't it mean that the plant eats other plants, instead of flesh?" He shrugged and looked away, picking a strawberry to eat since he wasn't sure about any of this and just more or less thinking out loud.

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"It could be Drew, makes sense, there is a toad eating plant too. I'm going to search for the next and go with Mags answer. If it makes you open minded...could it be. Maybe Sage or Mallowsweet? Or both? Centaurs use them to see...so maybe?" He sits down and grabs a carrot. "I give up, I want to eat." He chews on the carrot and smiles. "It's delicious."

Magnus felt even worse about making the comment. He sighed, he was annoyed with himself. "It could feed on itself and also feed itself... Probly sage, at least that’d what I’d go with if it were the riddle to get into the Ravenclaw tower…”

Niall was busy looking around the general group. “W-what kind of things do ya like, Eros?” He had wizard money for the first time in his life. He wanted to get the guy something.

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/8c1Q3Re.png[/img] Eros casually walked around, surveying the fruits and vegetables available. "What I like?," Eros looked at Niall () curiously. "Anything Quidditch related, I guess," Eros answered nonchalantly, not really sure how expansive of an answer the boy wanted. "I like birds. I like bikes. I like strawberries. Why? What things do you like," Eros asked the boy.

Eros wasn't really trying too hard on the hunt. The teen was more of an athlete than a scholar so his knowledge on the subject was limited. However, as he passed by Merlin (), Eros stared suspiciously at the carrot the young wizard was eating. "Hey, mate. That's a regular carrot...right?," Eros asked, emphasis on the carrot being regular. "Not one of those...magic ones, right?"

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Merlin shrugs. "It's just a carrot, why?" He took another bite and chew it really loud and opening his mouth to annoy Eros. "It's good, you should try it, it's good for the eyes and you need good eyes for quidditch." He smiled.

Merlin made a sign to Niall so he would come closer and whispered to his ears. "There are strawberries over there, get him a few."

"I think you got that right Magnus, want a carrot or you don't eat veggies?"

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/8c1Q3Re.png[/img] Eros narrowed his eye at Merlin as the other Slytherin chewed obnoxiously on the carrot. "You know, now I'm HOPING it's not just a carrot. The magic ones turn your hair red, mate," Eros smirked and then walked over to inspect the raspberries nearby. ()

Niall shrugged. “J-just curious. What’s a bike?” he asked. What kind of qudditch things could he get? He knew a broom would surely cost way more than he had. A book on quidditch would be too difficult to know what he had. The little boy bit his lip trying to think. He’d seen the prices of the birds too. Eros’ necklace was far too special to add a necklace of a snitch. “So, what kind of quidditch things do ya have? Is there like things ya don’t have? Colour preference? Like anything that ya could get in one of these stores here?” What did he like? “Er, I like animals, and music and dance…and photos and red currents.” He threw in the fruit because Eros had. He turned red when he slipped over to Merlin. He shook his head though. Strawberries were too easy, they were right in front of him.

Magnus plopped himself down near the strawberries. “I don’t dislike carrots. Mushrooms, sprouts and broccoli I don’t like. But I do like fruit more.”

Merlin giggled. "Red hair again, been there done that...my hair looks perfectly white so far." Seeing him walk off he wondered how long it took so he followed. "So, how long does it take to get red?" He chew again loudly. "Would I have red hair tomorrow? I don't like red hair on me, I think they are totally normal carrots, why don't you try it?" Deep down he was worried, what if? But he was quite sure they were normal carrots. "The lady said the things were edible and digestible. So this is harmless." Seeing he wanted berries Merlin smiled. "I can make you a nice tart with berries, or a cake topped with them, but you probably won't accept it from me..I heard it was your birthday recently."

Drew wandered a bit away from the others, looking at some of the stranger plants and sampling the ones he knew, especially the different varieties of berries. Seeing fruit trees, he headed toward them and plucked an apple. Then sitting cross legged on the ground under the tree, he took a bite of apple and pulled his notebook and pencil out of his bag and began to work on a list of ideas, writing down names and likes and dislikes that he'd heard mentioned. He wanted to get his friends a little something on this outing and something special for Niall and Eros since they were celebrating their birthdays. The question now was what because everyone else had the same desire. He leaned his head back against the trunk of the tree and let his thoughts wander a bit as he watched the play of light and shadow among the leaves.

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/8c1Q3Re.png[/img] Eros stopped and looked at Niall when he asked what a bike was. "What?," Eros asked (), not sure he heard the boy right. Of course, he realized, not everyone had the privilege of owning one, but Eros never had to explain what a bike was. "It's a two wheeled vehicle. Good for exercise and getting around," Eros explain. "I'm actually into dirtbikes and motocross, but I don't discriminate against bikes. Mostly, I like fixing them? I have a whole bunch of old ones back home. They were either abandoned or thrown away, but really, just needed a fixer upper," Eros shrugged. "I guess I also like fixing things?," he smiled a bit. Eros stopped to stare at the boy again when he started to ask a series of questions. "Oh, I see," Eros grinned. "Nice try. You don't need to get me anything," Eros reiterated. "We just met today, not expecting that from ya. Plus, I don't want you wasting your money," Eros smirked.

The Aussie returned his attention to Merlin (). "I'm not sure, never tried to find out. Though, I hear if you chew on them really obnoxiously, they work faster," Eros gave Merlin a look. "No carrots for me. Or at least, not until a professional says they're alright. Edible and digestible don't mean they won't turn your hair red," Eros grinned. He then nodded when Merlin mentioned his birthday. "Yeah, just turned seventeen. Legal and everything now," Eros replied. "Now hold on, why would I turn down sweets?," Eros looked to the prefect. "I wouldn't mind a tart whenever you get a chance to bake," Eros smiled.

“How do they work? Do they flip one wheel in the air at a time?” It sounded neat. “That sounds neat.” But apparently, Niall hadn’t been crafty enough and his face fell with disappointment. “But,” he began, head lowered as he looked at the ground. A few tears started falling despite himself. “I-I’ve never had anyone to give something to… nor money to do it. I-I wanted to do something nice…for ya…” He sniffed wishing he could vanish on the spot and staring at the ground with great fake interest.

Magnus had notice Drew writing but he hadn't known what he was up too.

Merlin smiled. "Nice try, but you are on luck. I finished the carrot and my hair is still white. At least I don't have to worry about grey hair." He smiled and nods about him being legal. "I still have to wait two years." Merlin was really surprised Eros actually accepted a tart from him. "YEY! I'll make you the most delicious one." He smiles while thinking. "I bake almost daily so it will come very soon to you." With that he left him be and walked around some more, he spotted Drew looking at nothing and decided to let him be too.

Merlin pick a few more fruits and gave one to Magnus. "Here, you said you prefer fruits, do you like peaches? They are delicious and make great jam." He bite one. "I'm going to eat everything or take it with me. I'm so glad I brought my little pouch, its enchanted for extra space."

((OOC: Goodnight guys, off to bed. zzZZZ)))

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/8c1Q3Re.png[/img] Eros chuckled. "It's pedal-driven. Although, I guess, if you're an extreme pro, flipping wheels is an option," he nodded. His grin disappeared, however, when a look of disappointed washed over Niall's expression. He actually felt bad. He was not expecting the boy to be so heartbroken over the matter. Eros looked around for moment to see if someone was going to scold him again. The teenager sighed before reluctantly deciding to meet the kid halfway. "C'mon, Nye. I appreciate the thought, mate. I just want you to save your money. It was nice enough that you wanted to buy me something," Eros assured Niall. "Tell you what... if you really really want to get me something, I've been meaning to get a new quill." The Slytherin had one still, but it looked like the feather had been ripped off a dead bird. "I have one, but it's kind of worn and tattered," Eros explained. Eros then remembered the boy asking him about what kind of things he liked. "Or actually, better yet...Can you do me a favor? I need you to get something for me...kind of. I will tell you later," Eros smirked.

((ooc: off to bed for me, too. night))

(night sleepy peoples)

Merlin had left to wander and Magnus gave Eros an encouraging smile. No, he didn’t need to be scolded, he had tried kindly to let the boy keep his money. Eros couldn’t have known neither had he done anything wrong. And Magnus thought the way the older teen handled it was sweet. Merlin returned asking about Magnus' fruits likes and handing him one. “Yeah I like peaches and currents and raspberries and gooseberries… pretty much most fruit. Don’t like coconut though. “Very nice ‘o them to let us sample stuff and such.” He started nibbling on the fruit.

"I'd like to see one of those." Niall listened as he rubbed his eyes. When Eros told him he needed a new quill the little boy looked up eyes shinning with enthusiasm. And then he nodded eagerly when Eros asked him to help. “Anything,” he agreed wondering what Eros wanted him to get but so happy the teen asked him for the favour. He smiled. “By the way, my hair isn’t red from carrots.” He grinned—the first attempt at a joke he pretty much ever really made.

((hello guys, good one on the first riddle!))

Rosie nibbled on her lower lip in thought when her friends entered the garden. The sound brought her attention back to the group and she smiled at the happy chatting going on. It looked like Niall fit in really well with them. He looked a lot less nervous than a few hours earlier at the restaurant. Rosie stood up and pulled her bag back over her shoulder. She shuffled her way past the plants towards the group and noticed the older Slytherin was among them now. It seemed Merlin had found the answer to one of the riddles. "I have never seen one of those gurdyroots!" Rosie exclaimed. "Ah! Hello again everyone..." she continued softer. Rosie listened to them talk about foods and laughed along while Merlin munched on a carrot. Soon she found a lull in the conversation. "I think I know the answer to the second riddle.." she piped up. "I think they mean for us to find the Chinese chomping cabbage. 'cause it could eat other plants among things." she looked at everyone with her eyes wide and waved her hands while talking. "First I thought they meant some kind of shroom. Because they tend to grow on the dead trees in the forest and generally 'clean up' in there. But then I saw the cabbages and it just clicked. I think they might have some in the greenhouse. I didn't take a close look." Rosie explained. She hoped her thinking had been right and she had found one of the answers. If so then the group only needed to find one more. Rosie smiled brightly proud of her riddle solving and wandered over closer to Niall.

"Ugh," Magnus said sounding annoyed and hitting his head with his palm, "I'd forgotten about them. Yeah, they eat plants. I think you're right Rosie."

Niall smiled and blushed as Rosie got closer. He bent over and pulled off several strawberries and offered them to Eros and Rosie. "They're good," he said despite the fact he had yet to try one.